Causal Linkages Between Domestic Terrorism and Economic Growth

Defence and Peace Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 493-508

  Gries, Thomas ^a   Krieger, Tim ^a   Meierrieks, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Domestic terrorism; Economic growth; Hsiao Granger causality; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859081237     PISSN: 10242694     EISSN: 14768267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2010.532943     Document Type: Article

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